205 Montego Keys, Novato - Just Sold!

Teaming up with my San Francisco Modern
colleague, Rebecca Brooks, we were able to assist our clients, Jamie and
Natalia, sell their loft in San Francisco so they could buy their dream home in
just 45 days. What started out as "let's
go look at homes in Marin one Saturday," turned into, " we've found our dream
home, want to make an offer but we don't have our loft in San Francisco sold
let alone on the market...and we need the money from the sale of our loft to buy
our dream home."

A little background is in order. Jamie and Natalia are both architects and
love the aesthetic of their live/work loft with the high ceilings and open
space. After their daughter was born, it was too small and they reluctantly
decided it was time to head to the suburbs.
When they walked in the front door of 205 Montego Keys, located in an area of Novato called Bel Marin Keys, there was no
turning back. They had found their loft in 205 Montego Keys! It was one great room with high vaulted
ceilings, skylights, beautiful natural light and big windows across the back
that looked out on the wetlands and open space.

We wrote a very strong offer contingent on
selling their loft in San Francisco which we felt confident would sell quickly
and so did the seller and listing agent. Even though there were multiple
offers, Jamie & Natalia's offer was accepted and everyone jumped into action.
Jamie and Natalia were great. They
quickly de- cluttered, completed the listing package and had their place ready
for Rebecca to photograph and market within a few days. Rebecca hit the pavement running marketing their
loft at 175 Bluxome and giving it maximum exposure resulting in several very good offers
within a week.

I'd like to say the rest is history but there was
a little "nail biting" along the way with some unexpected twists and turns. However, Jamie and Natalia never wavered in
their desire to purchase 205 Montego Keys. The beauty of teaming up with my
colleague, Rebecca, at San Francisco Modern, is that we worked hand-in-glove
communicating and coordinating all aspects of the transaction to make it work
and smoothing out the bumps along the way. The loft in San Francisco closed on
Monday and the purchase of 205 Montego Keys closed today.

Today, I'm happy to report, the moving truck has
arrived at 205 Montego Keys and Jamie, Natalia and their 7 month old daughter
are moving into their new home. Jamie
and Natalia were the BEST clients a realtor could have! They kept their cool and
sense of humor under pressure throughout the transaction.

In today's fast moving real estate market with a
shortage of inventory and multiple offers, writing an offer that is contingent
on selling your home, isn't for the faint of heart. Jamie and Natalia proved it can be done but it
isn't stress-free. If you need to sell
your home first in order to buy another home, I would be happy to advise
you on how you can streamline and simplify selling and buying a home by engaging Marin Modern and my colleagues at San Francisco Modern and
East Bay Modern Real Estate.